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KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM
2023
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 00 6
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Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 01 to 02.
Question 01: Four soldiers have faced charges since the scandal came to light last fall.
A. hidden
B. revealed
C. believed
D. relieved
Question 02: I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answer in pencil, Tom!
A. considerably
B. specifically
C. altogether
D. thoroughly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions 03 to 04.
Question 03: A. supply
B. equal
C. maintain
D. precede
Question 04: A. dedicate
B. habitat
C. decision
D. penalty
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 05 to 06.
Question 05: A. deny
B. supply
C. every
D. style
Question 06: A. centre
B. century
C. cancel
D. ceiling
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions 07 to 21.
Question 07: The moon goes round the earth, ______?
A. isn't it
B. did it
C. doesn't it
D. does it
Question 08: Would you like ______ apple?
A. a
B. an
C. a (no article)
D. the
Question 09: All houses within 100 metres of the sea are ______ risk of flooding.
A. in
B. on
C. by
D. at
Question 10: John suggested ______ the advanced English course in Vietnam.
A. to attending
B. to attend
C. attending
D. to be attended
Question 11: I ______ the dress if it were in the sale.
A. will buy
B. would buy
C. bought
D. buy
Question 12: She is _______ student in my class.
A. most hard-working
B. more hard-working    
C. the most hard-working  
D. as hard-working
Question 13: ______ the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there.
A. Although
B. Because
C. Because of
D. In spite of
Question 14: I'll phone you ______.
A. as soon as I get back from work
B. until I will get back from work
C. while I was getting back from work
D. after I had got back from work
Question 15: Seattle, ______, is a beautiful city.
A. is famous for its seafood
B. famous for its seafood
C. famous seafood
D. having been famous for its seafood
Question 16: Many people have objected to the use of animals in ______ experiments.
A. scientifically
B. science
C. scientist
D. scientific
Question 17: If you want to be healthy, you should ______ your bad habits in your lifestyles.
A. get over
B. give up
C. call off
D. break down
Question 18: If you have to ______ an important decision, you will think carefully.
A. work
B. expect
C. make
D. do
Question 19: A birth ______ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a
course of study or training.
A. certificate
B. subject
C. grade
D. vocation
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Question 20: You'll need a strong survival ______ to do well in this company. The office politics are
terrible!
A. bone
B. obstacle
C. edge
D. instinct
Question 21: I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a ______.
A. kite
B. wall
C. sky
D. house
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 22 to 23.
Question 22: The loss of his journals had caused him even more sorrow than his retirement from
the military six years earlier.
A. grief
B. comfort
C. sympathy
D. joy
Question 23: As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A. indirectly
B. easily
C. slowly
D. directly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 24 to 30.
Scientists believe they now have scientific evidence to prove that ecosystems work better
when there is a greater variety of species within them. This biodiversity is being lost destroying
natural mechanisms that could repair the damage caused by man. 
Findings show that losing plants and animals is not only reducing our quality of life but
actually endangering our very existence. We cut down rich rainforests and replace them with one
species plantations, such as pine and eucalyptus. We plough up meadows rich in different grasses
and herbs and replace them with one grass, for instance rye or wheat. 
When a natural ecosystem is simplified the basic processes in the ecosystem are altered
and even damaged. Without their biodiversity, they are not able to serve as the natural cleaners of
our planet. No longer are they able to absorb the carbon dioxide that is being produced in excess.
The result is global warming, caused by the increase in the 'greenhouse effect', and ultimately, or
even sooner, there will be a change in the world's climate. 
Question 24: Which of the following is the best title for the passage? 
A. How Ecosystems Work Better
B. The Loss of Biodiversity 
C. The Variety of Species
D. Natural Mechanisms 
Question 25: Which of the following is not a species used to replace a rich ecosystem?
A. Herbs
B. Pine
C. Eucalyptus
D. Rye
Question 26: What is the purpose of paragraph 2? 
A. To show natural mechanisms at work. B. To give examples of the loss of biodiversity
C. To give example of variety of species. D. To show how ecosystems can work better.
Question 27: What, according to the passage, might be the final result of the simplification of
natural ecosystems? 
A. The basic processes are altered
B. There is a loss of biodiversity
C. There is global warming
D. There is a change in the climate.
Question 28: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to ______. 
A. Animals
B. Plants
C. rain forests
D. species
Question 29: The word "Findings" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. Expressions
B. Information
C. Inventions
D. Excavation
Question 30: As used in paragraph 3, the word “absorb” could be beat replaced which of the
following?
A. take in
B. draw back
C. get rid of
D. pay back
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions31 to 32.
Question 31: His flight was delayed. He couldn't be here on time.
A. He would have been here in time if his flight had not been delayed.
B. He would have been here in time up provided his flight weren't delayed.
C. He would have been here in time unless his flight had been delayed.
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D. He would be here in time but for his flight hadn't been delayed.
Question 32: The plane took off. Paul realized that he was on the wrong flight.
A. Not until the plane took off did Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
B. Only after the plane had taken off Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
C. It was not until the plane had taken off that Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
D. No sooner had the plane taken off than Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 33: Neither Daisy nor Thomas are glad to do that insecure project
A. are
B. to do
C. Neither
D. insecure
Question 34: The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of
freight.
A. the
B. refueling
C. could
D. carrying
Question 35: My son says his new English teacher is modest, generosity and sociable.
A. generosity
B. sociable
C. says
D. modest
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges 36 to37.
Question 36: Betty is phoning Jim.
- Betty: “____________”
- Jim: “I'm at Tom's house, but I'm not having a good time.”
A. Aren't you working by yourself, Jim? B. Hi, Jim. Where are you?
C. Where shall we meet, Jim?
D. Are you having a party, Jim?
Question 37: Susan invited Trang to visit her house.
- Trang: “I think, school violence affects students not only physical but mental health."
- Susan: "____________"
A. Really, I never think of the fact.
B. There's no doubt about it.
C. Is it your point of thinking.
D. People are all afraid of the fact.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 38 to 42.
THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was born in 1916 (38) ______ Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from
Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent for business and
made a fortune in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he (39) ______ all
his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he
sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started (40) ______ away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that
they could make a new home in the USA. (41) ______ he held a Christmas party for 1,050 poor
children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050
children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (42) ______
basis. He started a newspaper column called 'Thanks a Million', and later a radio show, in order to
give away his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
Question 38: A. in
Question 39: A. threw
Question 40: A. giving
Question 41: A. But
Question 42: A. frequent

B. of
B. wasted
B. to giving
B. Then
B. usual

C. on
C. lost
C. gave
C. Yet
C. occasional

D. with
D. sent
D. given
D. Though
D. regular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 43: As we use more fossil fuel, we pollute the environment more.
A. We use more fossil fuel so that we pollute the environment.
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B. We use as much fossil fuel as we pollute the environment.
C. The more fossil fuel we use, the more we pollute the environment.
D. We use the most fossil fuel and pollute the environment the most.
Question 44: The police officer said to us: “where are you going?”
A. The police officer asked us where we were going.
B. The police officer wanted to know us where we were going.
C. The police officer commanded us where to go.
D. The police officer offered us to go.
Question 45: It isn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.
A. I needn't submit my assignment today.
B. I need submit my assignment today.
C. My assignment must have been submitted today.
D. My assignment may be submitted by today.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50.
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too
quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great
distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and
the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to
describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was
covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with
blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever
seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life
and fulfilment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but
one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one
season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that
life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it's winter,
you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.
Don't judge a life by one difficult season. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of
all the rest.
(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)
Question 46: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Seasons of Life
B. The Observation of a Tree
C. Father and Four Sons
D. Love all the Seasons in a Year
Question 47: According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son see in his turn?
A. The tree was gloomy, withered and crooked.
B. The tree was in buds and teeming with vigor.
C. The tree was blossoming and gave off a sweet scent.
D. The tree was bountifully fruitful, brimming with life force.
Question 48: The word “laden” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. loaded
B. decorated
C. enhanced
D. given
Question 49: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. the four sons
B. green buds
C. trees, people
D. pleasure, joy and love
Question 50: According to the paragraph 4, what is the lesson the father wanted to impart to his
children?
A. Moral lessons can come from the most unexpected and ordinary things.
B. No matter what season it is outside, you always have to cherish it.
C. The old age of humans is similar to the winter of nature.
D. Persevere through the difficulties and better times are sure to come sometime sooner or
later.
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